Description

Various shots American rocket being launched at Cape Canaveral. Animated sequence showing the track of the rocket to the moon, zoom in to close up of the moon.

Moscow, USSR (Soviet Union, Russia).

L/S the Kremlin. L/S crowds in street listening to the latest news. M/S Russian scientist pointing to surface of moon on a picture, he is explaining to astronomy to crowd. M/S people in street watching.

Still of the unseen side of the moon taken by Soviet rocket Lunik III. C/U still, showing sections labelled sections. Zoom back to long view of sections. C/U Nikita Khruschev, Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party, sitting at desk.